Education
Ph.D. Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, 2023
Thesis: Molecular Dissection of Ligand Mediated C3aR1 Signaling: Functional Significance for Lipolysis and other Cellular Functions
Advisor: Alessandro Bartolomucci, Ph.D.
M.S., Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 2017
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan Technological University, 2014
Awards
- Lifson/Johnson Memorial Award, University of Minnesota
- International Ambassador Scholarship recipient, Michigan Technological University
- N.S. Mackie Endowed Scholarship recipient, Michigan Technological University
Publications
- Sahu BS, Rodriguez P, Nguyen ME, et al. Peptide/Receptor Co-evolution Explains the Lipolytic Function of the Neuropeptide TLQP-21. Cell Rep. 2019;28(10):2567-2580.e6.
- Sahu BS, Nguyen ME, Rodriguez P, Pallais JP, Ghosh V, Razzoli M, Sham YY, Salton SR, Bartolomucci A. The molecular identity of the TLQP-21 peptide receptor. Cell Mol Life Sci.2021;78(23):7133-7144.
- Sahu BS, Razzoli M, McGonigle S, Pallais JP, Nguyen ME, Sadahiro M, Jiang C, Lin WJ, Kelley KA, Rodriguez P, Mansk R, Cero C, Caviola G, Palanza P, Rao L, Beetch M, Alejandro E, Sham YY, Frontini A, Salton SR, Bartolomucci A. Targeted and selective knockout of the TLQP-21 neuro-peptide unmasks its unique role in energy homeostasis. Mol Metab. 2023;76:101781.
- Rodriguez P, Laskowski LJ, Pallais JP, Anderson EI, Calkins MM, Bock HA, Razzoli M, Sham YY, McCorvy JD, Bartolomucci A. Functional profiling of C3aR1 reveals ligand mediated biased agonism. Under review (2023)